Rolex Chronograph, Ref 4500 in Yellow Gold, Circa 1945

Launched in the early 1940s, the Rolex reference 4500 was a taste of things to come in terms of chronograph designs from the firm with the crown. The reference 4500 chronograph introduced an all new case style with straighter, more pointed lugs that are still found on modern Rolex Oyster models. This yellow gold model with champagne dial has spear shaped applied gold numerals the outer blue tachymeter completes the dial features with gold spear luminous hands and two secondary dials indicating seconds and 30 minutes. Prior to its introduction, It is furthermore one of the very rare chronographs in an Oyster case to feature only two counters, doing without the hour totalizer. Size: 36mm.